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Group Counseling Skills

COM HLT X 470.9

This course trains students in core concepts and applications of group counseling techniques and approaches used in substance use disorder treatment and recovery programs.

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Spring
Live Online
Starting at $900.00
As few as 12 weeks
4.0

What you can learn.

  • Develop skills to manage groups in early recovery
  • Facilitate group demonstrations and didactic presentations
  • Identify trouble areas, transference, and countertransference so groups can run smoothly
  • Overview of individual, group, and family counseling

About this course:

Students learn the core concepts and applications of group counseling techniques and approaches used in substance use disorder treatment and recovery programs. Using group demonstrations along with didactic presentations, students are provided an opportunity to develop skills to manage groups in early recovery.
Prerequisites
Completion of the following with a grade of "C" or better: COM HLT X 470.5 and COM HLT X 470.7.

Fall 2025 Schedule

Date & Time
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Format
 
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Tuesday 6:30PM - 9:30PM PT
Future Offering (Opens July 28, 2025 12:00:00 AM)
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Instructor: Erin Franco
404756
Fee:
$900.00
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Location: Remote Classroom
Notes

Required course in the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counseling Certificate.

Restricted course; web enrollments automatically generate a "Permission to Enroll" request.

No meeting November 11, 2025. Visitors not permitted. Enrollment deadline: September 28, 2025. Internet access required.

Enrollment is typically reserved for adult students 18 years of age and older. Students under 18 years of age may receive consent to enroll based on special academic competence and approval by the instructor. If you are a student under 18 years of age, you must submit a request to enroll in the course 8 weeks before the course start date to mentalhealth@uclaextension.edu for your request to be considered.

Refund Deadline
No refunds after October 05, 2025
Course Requirements
Schedule
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Tue Sep 23, 2025
6:30PM PT - 9:30PM PT
Remote Classroom
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Tue Sep 30, 2025
6:30PM PT - 9:30PM PT
Remote Classroom
Lecture
Tue Oct 7, 2025
6:30PM PT - 9:30PM PT
Remote Classroom
Lecture
Tue Oct 14, 2025
6:30PM PT - 9:30PM PT
Remote Classroom
Lecture
Tue Oct 21, 2025
6:30PM PT - 9:30PM PT
Remote Classroom
Lecture
Tue Oct 28, 2025
6:30PM PT - 9:30PM PT
Remote Classroom
Lecture
Tue Nov 4, 2025
6:30PM PT - 9:30PM PT
Remote Classroom
Lecture
Tue Nov 18, 2025
6:30PM PT - 9:30PM PT
Remote Classroom
Lecture
Tue Nov 25, 2025
6:30PM PT - 9:30PM PT
Remote Classroom
Lecture
Tue Dec 2, 2025
6:30PM PT - 9:30PM PT
Remote Classroom
Lecture
Tue Dec 9, 2025
6:30PM PT - 9:30PM PT
Remote Classroom

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